Photographer

There's something about a rose. Poets, playwrights, painters and perfumers have been paying homage to the flower for centuries. More recently, 20 international photographers captured and reinterpreted ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Vladimir Nabokov, Jackson Pollock, Alfred Hitchcock and Man Ray: men who have shaped the arts in the 20th century. But look closely at their shadows, and you'll see their unsung partners, ...

"Video is the future of the Internet," exclaimed prominent and versatile street style photographer, Garance Doré. But has the democratic nature of fashion videos inadvertently made runway shows obsolete? ...

For many style bloggers, websites that began as a hobby soon exploded into an obsession, with a posse of followers from Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and Facebook. Many big brands have been approaching style ...

With a massive new 40,000 square foot studio space in Brooklyn, coupled with the promise of employment opportunities, Amazon is leaping into the business of fashion. But can Amazon can convince high-end ...

As rock 'n' roll legends, The Rolling Stones, drag themselves out of semi-retirement to commemorate 50 years in the game, there is a whispering campaign pushing the idea that Hedi Slimane will dress the ...

Perhaps the first time you saw it was at the dentist's, cheekily taped to the ceiling. Perhaps it was on the wall at the deli, noticed while waiting in line. Or maybe it first appeared to you in a history ...

Whistle For The Wind is the first major monograph chronicling the career of 34-year-old photographer, Ryan McGinley - a young talent on track to establishing himself as a generation-defining photographer. ...

Carine Roitfeld's highly anticipated magazine, CR Fashion Book, will launch in September, but not everyone is thrilled. In fact, her former employer has gone on the defensive, using questionable tactics ...

FASHIONCLASH is a bottom-up fashion and design event that brings together new designers in Maastricht for a three-day burst of creativity. Claudia Costa visited the second day of this unique yearly marriage ...

Paul Aguirre-Livingston jumps into the ring to tackle the biggest issues facing fashion bloggers today: from compensation and collaboration to defining the blogger's role within the ever-evolving blogging ...

Joel Yum met up with Toronto-based fashion artist, illustrator and photographer, Lavinia Ungureanu to find out all about her creative inspirations, diverse portfolio and perception of fashion addiction ...

Nomad Two Worlds started out as an artistic collaboration between famed fashion photographer Russell James and indigenous Australian artist Clifton Bieundurry. More than four years on, the project has ...

It's been over twenty years since Dutch photographer Bertien van Manen first visited the remote regions of the former Soviet Union. Over a twenty year period, van Manen travelled extensively throughout ...

There is no doubt that street style has captured a large part of our modern, internet-curated imaginations. But, as a large-scale "street style industry" establishes itself, is it possible to maintain ...

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